Sugarland (music group)

A 29-year-old man who grew up in Williamsburg will open for the top-selling country duo Sugarland in Virginia Beach tonight. Canaan Smith, a Lafayette High School graduate, will play at 7:30 p.m. at Farm Bureau Live. Smith will play before Dave Stewart, of Eurythmics fame, and the main act will go on about 9:10 p.m., according to a fan advisory from concert promoters Live Nation. Smith has been living in Nashville for seven years, but most of his formative years were spent in and around Virginia's colonial capital. These days, he's out on the road with one of the biggest bands in country music. The Sugarland tour began April 5 in Toledo, Ohio. "I imagine it's going to...

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